'Betrayal:' Vendors Say Ohio Cannabis Festival Had Significant Safety Concerns

'Betrayal:' Vendors say Ohio cannabis festival had significant safety concerns

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) -- Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts and vendors descended upon Waverly's riverbank in July for the second annual Stargazer Cannabis Festival, but not everyone left feeling peaceful. “If they weren't playing music, it would have looked like an episode of ‘The Walking Dead,'" artist and vendor Hannah Anderson said. Stargazer Cannabis Festival began in 2024 as a "weekend of love and weed" after Ohio legalized recreational cann…

Vendors Complain Stargazer Festival Had Lax Security, Inadequate Facilities, Difficult Conditions

WAVERLY, Ohio — Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts and vendors descended upon Waverly’s riverbank in July for the second annual Stargazer Cannabis Festival, but not everyone left feeling peaceful. “If they weren’t playing music, it would have looked like an episode of ‘The Walking Dead,’” artist and vendor Hannah Anderson said. Stargazer Cannabis Festival began in 2024 as a “weekend of love and weed” after Ohio legalized recreational cannabis. Or…